rallies {braQCA}

McVeigh et al. (2014) Tea Party Data

Description

This data set is an abbreviated version of the data set used by McVeigh et al. (2014). These data cover all 67 counties in Florida, and come from the American Community Survey (2005-2009).

Usage

rallies

Format

A data frame with 67 observations and 13 variables.

tprallies	number of Tea Party rallies in county, 2009-2010
reppct2008	percent of county vote for the Republican Presidential candidate (John McCain) in 2008
dempct2008	percent of county vote for the Democratic Presidential candidate (Barack Obama) in 2008
pctBA25	percent of county, aged 25 or older, with a bachelor's degree
pctunemp	percent of county that is unemployed
pctevang	percent of county that belongs to an Evangelical denomination
pctblack	percent of county that identifies as Black
P	binary. 0 if county had no Tea Party rallies, 1 if county had at least on Tea Party rally
R	binary. 0 if the majority of votes in the county were for the Democratic Presidential candidate (Barack Obama) in 2008, 1 if the majority of votes in the county were for the Republican Presidential candidate (John McCain) in 2008
C	binary. 0 if percent of county with a bachelor's degree was below-average for Florida, 1 if percent of county with a bachelor's degree was at or above-average for Florida
U	binary. 0 if percent unemployed in county was below-average for Florida, 1 if percent unemployed in county was at or above-average for Florida
E	binary. 0 if percent Evangelical in county was below-average for Florida, 1 if percent Evangelical in county was at or above-average for Florida
B	binary. 0 if percent Black in county was below-average for Florida, 1 if percent Black in county was at or above-average for Florida